FA50 looks to future

Maj. Gen. Tom Spoehr, director of Force Development, Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) G-8, discusses the importance of accurate unit readiness reporting with senior Force Management professionals during the first ever Functional Area 50 (FA50) Senior Force Managers Seminar at the Pentagon, July 22. Colonel and senior Lieutenant Colonel Force Managers from across the Army had the opportunity to meet one on one with general officers on the Army staff in addition to hearing from senior subject matter experts from HQDA G-1, G-3/5/7, G-8, and the Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) about current and future equipping, manning, strategy, and resourcing issues affecting the FA50 mission. FA50 intends to make the seminar an annual senior-level professional development event.